fibroids

July 1, 2025 0 Comments

July = Fibroid Awareness Month

Lots of women will develop fibroids at some point in their lives. Fibroids can cause serious complaints, like heavy menstrual bleeding or severe pain. To put the spotlights on this underexposed condition, July is Fibroid Awareness Month. (…)

Facts & Figures

November 1, 2021 0 Comments

HMB: a bloody serious problem

A heavy period awareness month. That’s happening in November in the Netherlands, where around 500.000 women suffer from heavy menstrual blood loss (HMB). Only 54% of these women visit a GP. (…)

Facts & Figures

July 1, 2019 0 Comments

When is a lot, too much?

An average woman loses about five tablespoons of blood during her menstruation. Some women bleed way more and might have menorrhagia. There are solutions for these heavy periods. (…)

Body & Mind

May 21, 2019 0 Comments

Too little: also possible?

A heavy menstrual bleeding has its disadvantages. But what’s wrong if you menstruate very little? (…)

Quotes

August 18, 2018 0 Comments

Book review: Flow Fighter

Canadian author Holly Bridges wrote ‘Flow fighter: How I kicked my fibroids & heavy periods to the curb’. A must-read for everyone suffering from heavy menstrual bleeding problems. (…)

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